SENIOR SMOKERS

At the third senior smoker of the year Ex-Congressman Powers was the speaker of the evening. From his long service in public life he was able to recount many anecdotes and experiences from the lives of many of the well-known men of the country with whom he has been acquainted.

He described the life of Henry Ward Beecher, and told of the men he has known in Washington from the time of Benjamin Harrison. Among those of whom he told were Presidents Cleveland, Garfield, and Roosevelt, Governor Johnson, Speaker Cannon, and Tom Reed. He described the latter as one of America's greatest statesmen. Music was furnished by ten members of the mandolin club.

Mr. C. M. Jessup, of the Intercollegiate Civic League, was the speaker at the last of the senior smokers, held in the Commons on March 18. He addressed the Seniors on the subject of "Character in Citizenship." Music was furnished by some of the glee club members and a banjo trio, consisting of: Goodrich '11, Redfield '12, and Pickering '11. Pease '11 accompanied with the guitar.